Table 1.
Sample Characteristics by Health Literacy Levels
| Characteristics (n = 347) | Adequate Health Literacy (REALM-R > 6) |
Inadequate Health Literacy (REALM-R < 6) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 260(74.9) | 87(25.0) | ||
| Age Categories | |||
| 16-34 years | 23.1 | 12.8 | 0.120 |
| 35-49 years | 21.6 | 20.9 | |
| 50-64 years | 32.6 | 44.2 | |
| 65 + years | 22.8 | 22.1 | |
| Race | |||
| Black | 27.7 | 82.7 | < 0.001* |
| White | 68.8 | 14.9 | |
| Hispanic/Other | 3.5 | 2.3 | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 31.0 | 36.0 | 0.387 |
| Female | 68.9 | 63.9 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Currently married | 55.0 | 32.5 | < 0.001* |
| Not married | 44.9 | 67.5 | |
| Education categories | |||
| Less than high school graduate | 8.3 | 23.8 | < 0.001* |
| High school graduate | 17.8 | 47.6 | |
| Less than college graduate | 22.6 | 20.2 | |
| College graduate or higher | 51.2 | 8.3 | |
| Employment status | |||
| Currently employed | 61.6 | 43.5 | 0.003* |
| Unemployed | 38.4 | 56.5 | |
| Income categories | |||
| < $10,000 | 10.9 | 30.5 | < 0.001* |
| $10,000-< $25,000 | 13.4 | 42.7 | |
| $25,000-< $50.000 | 24.3 | 18.3 | |
| $50,000-< $75,000 | 20.2 | 6.1 | |
| $75,000 + | 31.1 | 2.4 | |
| Insurance status | |||
| Private | 67.1 | 36.1 | < 0.001* |
| Medicaid | 7.5 | 18.1 | |
| Medicare | 20.2 | 27.7 | |
| Uninsured | 5.2 | 18.1 | |
| Health status | |||
| Better or same as last year | 84.2 | 87.1 | 0.527 |
| Worse than last year | 15.8 | 12.9 |
* p <0.05